Uranus and Neptune do not contain liquid metallic hydrogen because they
A)are not massive enough.
B)do not contain enough hydrogen.
C)rotate too slowly.
D)are too far from the Sun.
E)have magnetic fields that are much too weak.

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Uranus and Neptune are not massive enough to generate the extreme pressures required to produce liquid metallic hydrogen, unlike Jupiter and Saturn, which are more massive and can generate such pressures.

Uranus and Neptune Do Not Contain Liquid Metallic Hydrogen Because